2.5*I was recommended this book by a friend. As I had no intention to buy this in case it proved to be dreadful I decided to finally get a library subscription. I’ve been wanting to go to the library for a long time as I am hoping this way I will buy less books. That might not work out as intended but a girl can hope. I am not a fan of inspirational fables. Call me cynical but I do not believe a nice little motivational story can change your life. It can provide an extra nudge to change if you a...

This one belongs to the prestigious & almost elusive group of "Huge Imposters That Became Famous by People Who Suddenly Decided to Read a Novel." The book with its cute aura of a birdshape on its cover, was a mega-hit for no other reason than everyone read it. Basically, its a huge ripoff of the Judeo-Christian messiah story, with little birds that never fully become characters, grounded (ha ha) or are even particularly memorable. Is it bad to just want a mean hunter come along & shoot t...

چرا دشوارترین کار در جهان این است که پرنده ای را متقاعد کنی،آزاد است؟این کتاب اول از شناخت خویشتن و مطابق آن زندگی کردن و نه بخاطر نان زندگی کردن می گویداغلب مرغان رنج آموختن پرواز را در حدی فراتر از یادگیری ساده ترین حقایق به خود هموار نمی کنندمی اموزند که چگونه از ساحل به سوی غذا پرواز کنند و چگونه بازگردندبرای بسیاری از مرغان تنها خوردن غذا مهم است و پرواز اهمیتی ندارد در ادامه ریچارد باخ یه جورایی میخاد بگه که انسان توانایی انجام هرکاری رو داره،اگه بتواند عدم محدودیتش را باور کندآنچه که دیدگ...

An immeasurable love for flight, and a passion that knows, literally, no bounds. In this story we lean the story of "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", an odd little sea bird. Unlike most of his kind, Jonathan Livingston does not seek food or shelter; Jonathan loves flying, Jonathan lives flying. And as most novices do, he starts with what every beginner is bound to do, fail. And fail spectacularly! But practice makes the master, and Jonathan Livingston is on a life quest to reach the impossible, a...

You know, sometimes you should just leave fond childhood memories alone. But I have a hard time resisting any kind of challenge, at least if it relates to reading, so when Karly criticized my 3-star rating of this book (see the thread to this review for her very funny and halfhearted trolling efforts), I felt compelled to go dig out my old copy of Jonathan Livingston Seagull - and it did take some digging - to see if I could justify my rating.Unfortunately, I couldn't.This flimsy and fluffy litt...

Ode to the Paper Book: Holding a paper book in yours hands, smelling it feeling the pages as you flip them.Touching the cover, looking back as you pass the bookshelf at an old friend.No, a computer can never replace that! A machine, cold , impersonal,dead. As long as there are people in this crazy world of ours , the paper book shall survive.-Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a different kind of bird. He would rather fly as high as possible than catch a fish.Recklessly diving for fun, he cheats dea...

ok, like I just wrote in a comment . . . this is probably one of those books that you have to read at a particular moment in your life. for me I was 15, had just run away from home and was in utter despair that the entire world was as mean, strict and narrow-minded as my peers seemed to be at that time. I longed for a friend, I longed for a sense of the world being more than what was drowning me. the friend who put this book in my hands also gave me Blind Melon's first album - and together these...

Don't read this. Go look at a seagull and think about life on your own if you must. What you come up with will be better than this.

"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight." Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes the story soar. Ultimately this is a fable about the importance of seeking a higher purpose in life, even if yo...

Basically, you've got a seagull who just can't fit in with other seagulls. If this was written within the last decade, Jonathan would be coping with his outcast status by wearing a black trench coat and rolling 20-sided dice for fun. He would also achieve a loyal following of other socially awkward birds by totally kicking ass in Guitar Hero.Sadly, this was written in the halcyon days of the 70's, so Jonathan goes on a soul searching quest and learns how to fly better than any other seagull. Gra...